2 slain in separate shootings, police say

Two people were slain overnight in separate shootings, according to Chicago police.

In the first attack, a 25-year-old woman was in a vehicle in the 8300 block of South Brandon Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. when an assailant fired and she was hit in her abdomen, according to a police news release.

The victim -- identified as Jessica Bazan, of the 8700 block of South Baltimore Avenue -- was pronounced dead about 10:50 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

In the second attack, a 19-year-old man was shot in his abdomen shortly before 12:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of West North Avenue, according to the release.

The victim -- identified as Anthony Thomson, of the 100 block of North Pine Avenue -- was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the medical examiner's office.

Police said the man was found in the McDonald's parking lot near Leamington Avenue, and that surveillance footage from the scene was being reviewed.